Meet and Learn Session:

New Markets Tax Credits

 

For copies of the power point presentation delivered at this session and accompanying handouts, please contact Darcy Rollins at the Maine Downtown Center (622.6345 or drollins@mdf.org).

 

 

Monday, December 16, 2002 · 9-11 a.m.,

 Department of Economic and Community Development Offices

3rd Floor, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

 

The New Markets Tax Credits Program

 

Agenda

 

 

9:00    Welcome and meeting overview

            Darcy Rollins, Coordinator, Maine Downtown Center

 

9:10    Presenting Organization Introductions

Coastal Enterprise Inc.

 – Stephen Cole, Lincoln County & Midcoast Economic Developer

            Enterprise Maine – Brett Doney, President and CEO

 

9:20    Overview of the New Markets Tax Credit Program

            Anna Ginn, CEI

 

9:40    How Does this Program Work for Maine, including a discussion of eligibility requirements

            Brett Doney, Enterprise Maine

 

10:00  Local Case Studies:

            Augusta Waterfront Project

            Lewiston Bates Mill Project

            Anna Ginn, CEI

 

10:20  How Your Local Community Can Prepare

            Brett Doney, Enterprise Maine

 

10:40  Questions and Answers

 

11:00  Adjourn

 

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Click below to download the National Main Street Center’s article on the New Markets Tax Credit Program, published in the August 2002 edition of MainStreet News. The document is in full color and, once downloaded and accessed with Adobe Acrobat Reader, can be printed in color or black and white.

The New Markets Tax Credit: An Introduction